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Hair-straightening chemical products linked to increased uterine cancer risk in new study

Open Letter Calls for L’Oréal to Withdraw Hair Straightening Products

Campaigners call on L’Oréal to remove lye from hair relaxers due to cancer risk

Hair-Straightening Products Entail Acute Kidney Failure Risk

Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013: Great Britain

Campaigners urge L’Oreal to stop selling hair relaxers after studies find cancer link

Halo Collective: It’s time to end hair discrimination in British schools

While many Black women in US abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales climb in African countries

CTPA Welcomes New Chair and Vice-chair

How Black women are redefining wellness in the face of racial trauma and injustice

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